lyrid

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lyrid - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Lyrid \Ly"rid\ (l[imac]"r[i^]d), n. (Astron.)
     One of the group of shooting stars which come into the air in
     certain years on or about the 19th of April; -- so called
     because the apparent path among the stars if traced backwards
     crosses the constellation Lyra.
     [1913 Webster]